Jeanette Swan Poet Sonnet

My love for you

Do I love you like the sun loves flowers,
or like the swans that synchronize swimming?
Do I love you like parrots love showers
for their chattering preening and primming?

Is my love exciting and dramatic;
does it stir up your heart, making you sing:
unexpected, surprising, ecstatic,
shining with sparkles of gold dusted bling?

Perhaps it is words that whisper your name,
or tapestry patterns woven with threads. 
It might be the spaces - perhaps the frame:
imaginations in each of our heads.

I keep loving you in my clumsy way,
sharing a hug at the end of each day.

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Paige Hind May 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM so sweet!

Sara Kendrick January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM Ahhh!! Romantic love that is comfortable and settled. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Way to go. Sara K Jeanette Swan January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM a bit silly, but fun to write:)

Craig Cornish July 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM Ah, and let me "count the ways" I love this write - first, I love sonnets and love the free flow of this~it is light and innocent and refreshing and most of all huggable (if one can do that to a poem)! 2nd 3rd 4th and so on -- it's been said there is no new way to describe love, yet, you've done so! Jeanette Swan July 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM Thanks Craig. Sonnets are hard to write for me, but fun to read. Full rhymes lead the word choice to some extent. Thanks for reading and commenting. J :)

Margaret Foster January 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM This one gave me a warm feeling Love in a clumsy way Great imagery, Sonnets are my favourite form. Well written.. cheers. Jeanette Swan January 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM Thanks Margaret. Glad it chimed with you. J :)

Vilmos Zoltan Galyo January 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM Beautiful poem! It comes from a heart. So honest. Vilmos Zoltan Galyo January 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM Yes. Very honest. Full with pure and selfless emotion. Jeanette Swan January 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM Thanks for your kind words Vilmos. The last 2 lines are the honest bit :) J

Hiya Sharma December 18, 2024 at 2:13 AM Awwn this is such a sweet poem, dear Jeanette! I absolutely love your adorable descriptions here and the imagery is just beyond gorgeous ~ how beautifully you've layered ur affection-filled emotions in the form of a sonnet. So creative! Pleasure reading this, sending you light and best wishes always ~ Jeanette Swan December 23, 2024 at 3:23 AM Thanks Hiya for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the wishes. At the end of the day I run on hugs (and wilt without them). J :)